SynthesisFrontiers in neurology2022
Brain Activities Responding to Acupuncture at ST36 (
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- Localization of brain networks activated by acupuncture at anatomically adjacent acupoints in healthy participants: neuroimaging evidence and implications for migraine and stroke.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Exploring acupuncture as a therapeutic approach for tic disorders: a review of current understanding and potential benefits.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Efficacy and brain modulation mechanisms of acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome revealed by structural MRI changes.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Shared and distinct brain activation patterns of acupoints HT7, ST36, and KI4: a task-based fMRI study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Understanding the multifaceted brain mechanisms of acupuncture based on neuroimaging studies: findings and insights from meta-analyses.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Moxibustion combined with chemotherapy inhibits gastric cancer growth by modulating the immunosuppressive microenvironment involving the Treg/IL-10/TGF-β1 axis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- How You Treat Hemorrhoids with Acupuncture and/or Chinese Herbs, in Your Practice.Medical acupuncture · 2024Article
- Altered brain activity associated with premature ejaculation improved by electroacupuncture in rats.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- Objectivization study of acupunctureFrontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Efficacy and cerebral mechanisms of acupuncture for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized controlled neuroimaging trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- A novel acupuncture technique at the Zusanli point based on virtual reality and EEG: a pilot study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Investigation of local stimulation effects of embedding PGLA at Zusanli (ST36) acupoint in rats based on TRPV2 and TRPV4 ion channels.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Role of SIRT5 in the analgesic effectiveness of moxibustion at ST36 in mice with inflammatory pain.Heliyon · 2023Article
- The effect of acupuncture at theFrontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2023Article
- Effects of electroacupuncture on perioperative anxiety and stress response in patients undergoing surgery for gastric or colorectal cancer: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Acupuncture with twirling reinforcing and reducing manipulation shows a control of hypertension and regulation of blood pressure-related target brain regions in spontaneously hypertensive rat: a preliminary resting-state functional MRI study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of acupuncture at ST36: a coordinate-based meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Activation likelihood estimation identifies brain regions activated during puncturing atFrontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
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Abstract
Purpose: Stomach 36 (ST36, Methods: Literature searches were conducted on online databases, including MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang database, WeiPu database, and China Biology Medicine, for task-based fMRI studies of acupuncture at ST36 in healthy subjects. Brain regions activated by ST36 acupuncture were systematically evaluated and subjected to seed-based Results: A total of sixteen studies, involving a total of 401 right-handed healthy participants, that satisfied the inclusion criteria were included in the present meta-analysis. Meta-analysis showed that acupuncturing on ST36 positively activates the opercular part of the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG.R), left superior temporal gyrus (STG.L), and right median cingulate/paracingulate gyri (MCG.R) regions. Needle retention time in an acupuncture session positively correlates with the activation of the left olfactory cortex, as shown in meta-regression analysis. Subgroup analysis revealed that EA stimulation may be a source of heterogeneity in the pooled results. Functional network mappings showed that the activated areas were mapped to the auditory network and salience network. Further functional decoding analysis showed that acupuncture on ST36 was associated with pain, secondary somatosensory, sound and language processing, and mood regulation. Conclusion: Acupuncture at ST36 in healthy individuals positively activates the opercular part of IFG.R, STG.L, and MCG.R. The left olfactory cortex may exhibit positive needle retention time-dependent activities. Our findings may have clinical implications for acupuncture in analgesia, language processing, and mood disorders. Systematic Review Registration: https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2021-12-0035.
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